Man who shot Hyderabad pupil at fuel station in Texas arrested

A 28-year-old man from Texas has been arrested for the homicide of Pole Chandrashekar, a 27-year-old pupil from Hyderabad, who was fatally shot whereas working a part-time shift at a fuel station in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 3 evening.

The suspect, recognized as Richard Florez of North Richland Hills, allegedly opened hearth on Chandrashekar at round 8:45 p.m. earlier than fleeing the scene, in response to the Fort Worth Police Department.

Police mentioned Florez later drove a few mile south, the place he acquired into an altercation with one other automobile proprietor and fired a number of photographs into it. No one was injured in that incident.

Florez was then situated on the 8500 block of Meadowbrook Drive, the place he crashed his automobile right into a metallic gate whereas making an attempt to enter a residence. “A gun was additionally recovered on the scene contained in the suspect automobile. The suspect was taken to a neighborhood hospital as a result of some accidents however is presently in police custody,” mentioned the police in an official press launch dated October 4.

Chandrashekar, a resident of LB Nagar in Hyderabad, had accomplished his Bachelor of Dental Surgery in India earlier than shifting to the United States to pursue greater research. He was enrolled in a Master’s programme in Data Analytics on the University of North Texas, Dallas.

According to his skilled profile, he had additionally been working as a Senior Data Analyst at GEICO since August 2024 and took up a part-time job on the fuel station to assist himself.

Police consider the taking pictures occurred throughout a potential theft try. Efforts are underneath solution to full formalities for bringing again his physique to Hyderabad.